Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence Of the Ale1a dAzETTE.l
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Special Correspondents u Ino 1Aio4e' NANNi 81
WASHINGTON D. c., March q, 1887.
Private letters received here to-day from
Richmond say the action of'the Virginia
legislature in regard to the debt question
has been practically agreed upon, and Will
be as follows: The rejection OF the Govern
or's recommendation for the appointment
of g commission; q bill providing for con.
stitutional amendment for repudiating ali
the debt unfunded into Riddleberger bonds,
and a bill making the tax bills payable IN
such small amounts as to preclude the use
of coupons. All of which, it is needless to
saw, will be null and void, and can only put
the State to additional expense and post
pone the day of final settlement.
Col. Bushrod Price, of Marshall county.
West Virginia. member of the Senate OF
his State, and one CT the democratic kickers
who defeated the reelection of U. 5: Sena-
tor Camden at the recent session of the leg
islature, says the extra session that has oeen
called viii! certainly elect Senator, and
that its choice will not be MIR: Lucas, VINO
has been appointed Senator by Governor
Wilson.
The recent catching of balibut in the
Potomac river, the first one ever caught
there, has induced the fish commission 10
attempt to plant that fish in Chesapeake
Bay.
Among the congressman at the Capitol
this morning was Mr.. Wise, of the Rich
mond district. Mr.. Wise, in talking about
the probable action OF the legislature OF his
State, now in extra session, said he had ad.
vised the Governor against calling 1t, and
that Its proceedings seemed to show the WIS
dom of that advice. He says the best thing
it could do would bs to create an unrestrlct-
ed commission to settle the debt, and that
an amendment to the constitution will be
no more effective toward impalrlng the OBJ
LEGATION of contract than bill would be.
Among the rumors ahoat here to day Is
one to the effect that Secretary Whitney has
the Presidential bee buZzing in his head,
and that as means to further his object he
ia conspicuous in his attentions TO Mr.. Grady,
the man for whose enmity Gen. Bragg loved
Mr. Cleveland.
The facility with which the civil service
| rules can be, and are, avoided when it is
the pleasure of those to whom their enforce
ment is entrusted, has become 80 apparent
that the commissioners could ignore 1t no
| longer, and they have consequently ordered
an investigation.
Elk. Congressman Crapo, Of Massachusetts,,
another republican TO whom was offered the
place of commissioner under the Interstate
commerce bill, has positively declined it, SO
the President will have to wait longer III
order to find New Englander just suited
to his mind, who will accept the position.
AS the pay of the members of the commits.
sion dates from the creation ofthat commits
sion, and not from the time oftheir appoint
ment, each of them will be entitled to quite
little sum even before they enter upon
their duties.
Gentlemen here to-day who see General
Malone frequently say he seems to be per-
fectly confident of securing majority in
the Virginia Legislature at next falls cleo
ton, and OF returning to the q. S. Senate as
Mr.. Riddleberger's successor, and that he is
delighted at the course the democrats in the
legislature are pursuing, and thinks its effect
will be to make his election sure. He is
the man who made reputation in the State
possible, but he says he is no nullifier.
Mr.. Trotter. the new colored recorder OF
deeds of this city is i'll with pneumonia.
To-day was New Years Day in Persia.
The President "recognized' it by sending
the Shah the compliments Of the season by
| telegraph.
A Vrgnian, here to-day, in talking about
| the speech of Judge GoolIick to the Vir-
ginia democratic association of this city
last Friday night, in which he advanced
and advocated the idea of making the
next State campaign upon the single
plank of Mr.. .Barbour's election to the
u. S. Senate. says he is certain that such a
plan would be very Objectionable to Mr..
Barbour, and would necessarily greatly ham
per that gentlemans efforts to secure the
election ofenough members of next Leg
islature TO elect any democrat.